Bringing Hope Through Education
Asha for Education is an all-volunteer worldwide non-profit organization that works to provide basic education to underprivileged children in India. Since it's inception in 1991, Asha has raised over $4,000,000 and has directly supported 385 projects in 24 states benefiting thousands of children in India
The Asha Chapter at Philadelphia (click for brochure) was founded in the Summer of 2001. As South Asians privileged with opportunities unavailable to many children in India, we feel that it is our responsibility to support and catalyze socio-economic change through the promotion of basic education. By raising financial resources and awareness on campuses and in the greater Philadelphia community, we hope to fund educational projects that can improve the lives of Indian children in the future.
Donations to Asha for Education are tax-deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Tax Code or per your country's bylaws. To make a donation, please click the image to the right.
News (June 2009)
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Aasra Sewa Sansthan is selected for the Work An Hour Campaign 2009.
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Fund raising events completed with Delta Phi Omega Sorority at Drexel University on April 14th, 2009 and with the Rajput Association of North America (RANA) Youth Convention on 22nd May, 2009.
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March 12/13 2009: Site visit done for Aasra Sewa Sansthan and RTI & NREGA Campaign projects. Meeting with Vallabh Pandey and Manoj from ASV Gonwara in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
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Click here for photos from the banquet, Ek Sapna 2009.
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Asha Philadelphia Spring 2009 Banquet: Feb 28, 2009. An evening bringing together Asha Philadelphia volunteers to celebrate 2008's successes and plans for 2009. The event will feature talks by eminent speakers, entertainment courtesy of local classical music and dance groups, and dinner.
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Funds for all three projects: Aasra Sewa Sansthan, ASV Gonwara and RTI UP and Bihar, for the first 6-months of 2009 have been disbursed. Details can be found on the projects page.
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Project Aasra is holding a health camp in the first two weeks of January 2009. Details will be updated on the project page towards the end of the month.
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Workers of Project RTI UP and Bihar will holding their first 6-month review meeting on January 15th, 2009 to review progress of the Mid-Day Meal Monitoring scheme. The meeting will be headed by Vallabh Pandey of the Asha Kashi chapter and will be held in Varanasi, U.P., India.
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Meetings for 2009 will begin on 14 January, 2009. Please check the Getting Involved page for details..
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Charity Navigator, one of America's top independent charity evaluator has designated Asha for Education as four-star charity. For details on Asha for Education's ratings and the method of evaluation, please click on the accompanying Charity Navigator logo. |
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The December 2006 issue of SPAN, the magazine of the American embassy in New Delhi, has a feature on Asha for Education written by Smita Jain, a freelance writer based in Delhi. The article highlights a number of Asha strengths including our decentralized structure, volunteer spirit and commitment to minimal overheads which have resulted in 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. Please click the accompanying image to download a copy of the article. |
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